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US-Education Aspirants Find Relief as Student Visa Situation in India Ease
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22: After facing long delays and uncertainty in recent years, Indian students hoping to study in the United States are finally seeing a marked improvement in the student visa process.
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Higher H1B visa fee will have minimal near term impact on Indian IT compan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The new H-1B visa fee regulation in the United States, though prima facie looks negative, but it will have minimal near-term implications for Indian IT companies, while medium-term challenges could emerge in the form of higher costs and the need for greater localisation, noted a research rep
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"Fix your foreign policy, speak plainly": Congress' Pramod Tiwari criticis
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent hike in H-1B visa fees by the United States, and said to "fix your foreign policy" and "speak plainly."
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"We would like to make use of it to our advantage": Karnataka Minister G P
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified that the USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications will only apply to the new applicants and not to the petitions submitted prior to September 21.
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New H-1B visa fee applies only to fresh applications: USCIS clarifies
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications will only apply to the new applicants and not to the petitions submitted prior to September 21, US Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) services clarified on Saturday (local time).
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Violence erupts at anti-immigration protest in Netherlands
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An anti-immigration protest in The Hague spiralled into violence on Saturday, with demonstrators clashing with police and authorities resorting to tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds.
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"Weakness of our diplomacy": Sachin Pilot slams government on US' H-1B vis
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday criticised the US move to impose USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications and also targeted the Modi government, saying "unilateral actions are being taken and we are unable to do anything".
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US' H-1B fee move can have ripple effects on American innovation system, w
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Indian IT industry body Nasscom has expressed concerns following the White House's September 19 announcement of a new USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, calling the move potentially disruptive to global business continuity and the innovation ecosystem in the United States.<
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"Will impact international relations": Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Highlighting the contributions of Telugu people in technological fields in US, Kavitha told ANI, "Telugu people have made contributions to the US in developing the country and making it a technologically sound country. Telugu software engineers and Telugu businessmen have made great contr
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Kharge slams $100K H-1B visa fee as 'birthday return gift' from Trump to P
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Indians are pained by the return gifts you have received after the birthday call. Birthday Return Gifts from your "Abki Baar, Trump Sarkar" Govt! USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas, hits Indian tech workers the hardest, 70 per cent of H-1B visa holders are Indians," Kharge wrote in a p
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Trump's H-1B visa fee hike "two-edged sword" for US innovation, India's IT
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former senior Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Saturday described US President Donald Trump's proclamation of imposing a USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications as a "two-edged sword", warning that it could undermine America's IT innovation while significantly impacting Indian com
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Congress leaders slam US decision to Impose $100K H-1B visa fee
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President Trump's presidential proclamation is set to take effect on September 21. The order represents one of the Trump administration's most aggressive efforts yet to overhaul the H-1B visa programme. Framed as a crackdown on "systemic abuse", it places strict financial and compliance burd
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